The Mighty Dawn

Chapter 17

"Chloe.. wake up."

Dahan dahan akong nagmulat nang may narinig na boses, nagising ang diwa ko nang maramdamang umuuga ang inuupuan namin.

Napagtanto ko lang na nasa likod kami ng van, tinignan ko ang mga kasama ko at lahat sila ay halatang walang energy para kumawala.

Sinubukan kong alisin ang posas na nasa kamay ko pero matibay siya, nanlaki ang mata ko nang makitang may nakapalibot sa posa na 'to.

"It's a spell, hindi natin magagamit ang powers natin na merong posas," seryosong sambit ni Valerie.

Dahan dahan kong binaba ang kamay nang mawalan ng pag asa, tinignan ko sa tabi si Bree nang bumuntong hininga.

"I didn't expect that they will caught us..."

Nag iwas ako ng tingin. "They're too strong-"

"We are strong too." She cut me off.

Saglit kaming natahimik pagkatapos non, tinignan ko muli ang mga kasama at lahat sila ay tulog na maliban sa amin ni Bree.

"Anong pinag usapan niyo ni Sebastian?" I looked at her.

Tumingin siya sa akin. "It's about Ruby. I am just scared that i might not see her again so i ask Sebastian to.. look at her."

"Why Sebastian?"

She smiled. "Ruby already knows that she is the daughter of Hades, i can't take that to her.. she is already happy."

"Did she also ask about her mother?"

Malungkot siyang ngumiti. "Of course. I just told her that her Mother is already far away and just guiding her, she told me she can't see her mother guiding her.. she is searching for her."

Hindi ako nagsalita at napatitig sa kaniya. Ruby is too child to process a lot of things, hindi ko alam kung anong pagdadaanan niya pag nalaman niya ang lahat.

"Ruby will grow with a kind heart.. but i don't know kung aabot ba 'yon kapag nalaman niya ang tungkol sa Mom niya." She sighed. "Basta ang alam ko, Hades will guide her. Alam kong may natira pang kabaitan sa kaniya.."

I smiled to her. "Why would you let yourself to not survive?"

Deretso siyang napatingin sa akin.

"Bree, i know you want to see Ruby growing like you. The reason why you are here is because of her, so i suggest that you should.. survive. You should, Bree. You will miss a lot of things if you can't."

Dahan dahan siyang tumango kaya mas lalo akong ngumiti.

"At first, i can already sense that you liked Sebastian and i am kinda jealous because of that. But after knowing you.. i realize that you are one of the badass woman i've ever met. So please, don't dissapoint me." I winked.

She laughed. "I like your speech-"

Parehas kaming natahimik nang tumigil ang sinasakyan namin, nagising ang mga kasama namin dahil doon.

Lahat kami ay napatingin nang bumukas ang pintuan, may pumasok na isang lalaki na may mga nakasabit na baril sa dibdib niya.

I looked at Bree. "Shall we?"

Ngumisi siya sa akin at tumingin sa lalaki, ginamit niya ang paa para sipain ang paa nito at natumba.

Sakto namang bumagsak ang ulo niya sa harapan ni Bree at napatingin sa kaniyang mga mata.